Flashcards: Strength athletics

Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man to win World's Strongest Man contest 4 times.

Vasyl Virastyuk (Ukrainian: Василь Вірастюк; born 22 April 1974), is a Ukrainian former strongman competitor.

Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ pudʑaˈnɔfskʲi]; born 7 February 1977), known in Poland as "Pudzian" and "Dominator" is a Polish former strongman competitor and current mixed martial artist.

Bruce Wilhelm (born July 13, 1945) is a former weightlifter and strongman from the United States.

Dmytro Khaladzhi (Ukrainian: Дмитро Халаджі; born 19 April 1979), is Ukrainian sportsman, champion of the 1st championship of the Ukrainian Drug-free Powerlifting Federation (in bench press) in 2009.

Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1968) is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and retired professional wrestler.

Jouko Ahola (born December 1, 1970) is a Finnish former strongman, power-lifter and actor.

Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 22 April 1963) is an Icelandic former powerlifter and strongman competitor.

Alexey Vishnitsky (Russian: Вишницкий, Алексей Иванович Ukrainian: Вишницький Олексій Іванович; 1 May 1981, in Kharkiv) honoured master of sports, champion of Europe, record holder of Europe, 2 times IPF (International Powerlifting Federation) powerlifting world champion, member of the team of strongmen of Ukraine.

Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011, 2013, 2015 and the 2016 World's Strongest Man competitions.

Žydrūnas Savickas (Lithuanian pronunciation: ​[ʒiːdˈrûːnɐs sɐˈvʲɪt͡skɐs]; born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian powerlifter and professional strongman.

Mikhail Viktorovich Koklyaev (Russian: Михаи́л Ви́кторович Кокля́ев, born December 17, 1978) is a Russian National weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.

Svend Viking Karlsen (born October 6, 1967) is a Norwegian former strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.

(This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Hafþór.) Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; sometimes spelled as Hafthor Julius Bjornsson; born November 26, 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player.